Chapter 155 The Power of a Single Shot!

"Damn Tokugawa monkeys! How can they have the shame to sing the war hymn of Lord Oda?"

Asai Takashi, who was once a general of the Western Army but was driven out of the Honshu territory by the Tokugawa family, gritted his teeth and cursed.

If it weren't for the Tokugawa family, he wouldn't be reduced to the wasteland of Kyushu.

In the eyes of local people, Kyushu is just a corner of the countryside, and people living here cannot make any future at all.

This is also true. Throughout the Warring States Period, the people of Kyushu were busy with their own one-third of an acre of land, which was completely different from the turbulent situation in this state. Everyone wanted to go to Luo.

This time in the battle, Tomoko Yamashita, as the vanguard, will avenge the shame of the past and bloodbath the Tokugawa army.

"Order people to shout in front of the formation and tell them that Keelung's army is here to conquer. God is kind and orders them to surrender to save their lives!"

The commander-in-chief of Saga Ashigaru, the eldest son of Saga Toichi, Saga Motyada, ordered one of his messengers to try to create panic and chaos in the Tokugawa army in the name of the Keelung Army.

The ordering soldiers were afraid of the bows and arrows on the top of Fukuoka City, so they did not dare to go too deep. After visually observing the distance that the bows and arrows could not reach, they began to raise their voices to persuade them to surrender, "You have been surrounded. Surrender quickly, otherwise we will wait. When the cannon fires, you will all be dead! Even the great Yamata can’t save you!”

The distant shouts reached the ears of Tomoko Yamashita, who was tightly surrounded by warriors, and he frowned a little.

It seems that the Tokugawa shogunate is Fuso's orthodoxy, but listening to his voice has turned things upside down.

We are here to suppress the rebellion and regain Kyushu. The Saga family are the rioters and rebels who split Fuso.

But it was obvious that the Saga Ashigaru gathered below the city did not realize this problem. Instead, they plausibly judged the enemy troops on top of the city as rebels.

"What are you talking about with these rebels? Let the general directly greet them with cannons. When the cannons go off later, let's see if they still surrender!"

What responded to Saga's surrender was the cry from the top of Fukuoka Castle.

"You are the rebels!"

"Hurry up and surrender. The Tokugawa Palace will spare your life for waiting!"

"It seems that the general who defends the city will not eat or drink as a penalty. In this case, I have no choice but to help them!" Saga Fengzhong heard the shouts from the top of the city, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on his face.

He knows that in the end, life and death must be determined by strength, and the ownership of Kitakyushu in the future. Moreover, with General Qin Hao here, he must perform well this time so that his younger brothers can see that he is the future Saga. , Lord of Kyushu.

Although Saga is a small leader, the succession of the family can still be formed through the Shura field. The younger brothers are not easy to save money. As long as they make mistakes, their voices will be indispensable when complaining in front of their father.

Saga Fengtada had secretly made up his mind that as soon as he ascended the throne, he would send his younger brothers to see Yamata no Okami, so as to save himself from having to worry in front of him every day.

Saga Chaoichi also knew the character of his eldest son, so he told Qin Hao to let his sons study in Keelung. As a family head, he may not be very qualified, but as a father, he is qualified.

Plan for the future for your children!

It was the best decision for Saga Fengtada to take power and the remaining sons to study abroad.

"Your Highness, the general has an appointment. After the war, the prisoners can be exchanged for money and food!" An elder reminded Saga Fengtada in a low voice.

"It's better to kill them all, so that they don't repeat it again." Takashi Asai sneered at the elder's advice.

Saga Hootada ignored Asai Takashi, who was blinded by hatred, and said: "Of course, pass on the order."

"Bang!"

A huge, dull sound of artillery came from the direction of the right coast. Everyone followed the sound and vaguely saw a huge artillery shell drawing an arc in the air and flying towards Fukuoka City!

Immediately afterwards, another one flew towards Fukuoka City, and then five huge shells simultaneously left traces on the soldiers' retinas.

When the huge cannonball landed on the top of the city, there was instantly a wave of blood and flesh on the top of the city. The melodious hymn that was sung not long ago was immediately replaced by the tragic wails.

The first cannonball hit the thick masonry of the city wall and did not cause any casualties. However, the shattered holes left on the wall and half of the soldiers on the top of the city fell down and were in a daze, which shows the power of the cannonball.

While the Tokugawa soldiers on the top of the city were still awake and the latter were sober and thankful that the shot had no effect, the second shot followed.

This second cannonball landed directly on the top of the city, quickly creating an alley of flesh and blood in the crowd, like a millstone. There were no intact corpses wherever it passed. Afterwards, several bounces landed in the city, in the military camp inside the city. Screams and sparks all the way from the midpoint.

The military camp made of straw mats and bamboo wood suddenly became a mess and fell apart under the influence of huge external forces.

At this time, the bamboos that can be seen everywhere are no longer cheap weapons, but sharp tools for taking people's lives. Under the influence of external forces, the bamboo pillars made of bamboo fly everywhere, and the sharp fractures are constantly flowing with the blood of Tokugawa soldiers. .

While the soldiers on the city were still immersed in the power of the second artillery shell, the Keelung Army's second wave of artillery shells came. This time it was no longer one, but five. After calibration, the navy had mastered the enemy Fukuoka City. position parameters.

It hit several oars on the city wall very accurately. The fortresses on the city wall, called oars, were built with stones. They were originally weapons for killing and defending the enemy, but at this time they became the enemy's weapons. arms.

Five shells smashed these solid fortifications into pieces of bricks and rocks flying everywhere, and the broken stones caused a shotgun-like killing effect on the defenders on the city and the defenders below the city.

"The general has ordered! Withdraw from the city! Withdraw from the city!"

In the interval of the artillery fire, dozens of people shouted at the top of the city, conveying Yamashita Tomoko's order.

Trying to withdraw the troops from the top of the city to avoid the sharp edge of Keelung Navy's artillery fire.

"My Lord! What kind of artillery is this, and it is so powerful? Only one round of artillery fire makes the thieves so scared?" Saga Asaichi, who was staying in a safe area, was also deafened by the bombardment, and waves were raised in his heart, which could not be calmed for a long time.

He had also seen the power of artillery, but this kind of power was the first time he saw it, which was really amazing.

Fortunately, he had surrendered long ago, otherwise this secret weapon would fall on his head. Thinking of the unbearable scene, he was terrified.

With another round of artillery fire, the entire city was filled with smoke and flames, turning it into a hell on earth.

The Tokugawa military flags originally erected on the outside of the surrounding city walls, as well as the many inscriptions of victory written by the shogun on the city walls, also became crooked. Those flags and inscriptions were even trampled under the feet of the soldiers who were fleeing in chaos.

The gunboats on the distant sea, like ruthless machines, still spewed out large amounts of smoke and fire, but the strange thing was that the ships had never seen the huge vibrations when the cannons were fired, and they remained calm on the sea. It seemed that there was not even a wave.

If you stay on the ship, you can actually see the vibration of the ship and the waves of the sea after the launch, but such vibrations are very small, which is completely different from the traditional artillery.

This is mainly due to two places. The most important one is that the design of the navy's hold adopts a compartment watertight type, which can provide greater buoyancy, and the compartments distributed everywhere make the ship more balanced to achieve a stable effect.

However, if he said this, Qin Hao was afraid that Saga Chaoyi, a poor student, would not understand, so he talked about another place.

"The cannon used this time is different from the usual ones. It is a new weapon of our army - mortar. It is the best weapon for attacking the city. But the shell is too heavy, one shell is about 300 pounds." Facing the astonishment of Saga Fengzhong and others, Qin Hao decided to brag a little and let him see the world, so that he would not say that he did not learn anything under his command in the future.

At the same time, Versailles will be installed, leaving a shadow on him, so that he will not have second thoughts?

"The artillery fire is indeed sharp, but it's a pity that the loading speed is a little slow. If it can be loaded as fast as those steel cannons, I dare to guarantee that there is no city in the world that can resist it!" Navy commander Zhao Chang also boasted with drums and horns.

After all, this is the navy's giant cannon, and Zhao Chang also wants to show off his skills in front of the lord, so as to earn some money for the navy's military expenditure next year, and no longer have to live a miserable life.

As if they were in tune with the commander's mind, the ships on the sea began to respond.

"Fragmentation bomb! Fragmentation bomb!"

The gunners loudly repeated the commander's command, quickly pierced the cotton gunpowder bag in their hands with iron sticks, and then put it into the barrel, and then inserted the fuse into the powder bag along the ignition port, and finally used the push rod to pierce it twice to confirm that the powder bag was solid.

Following closely behind was a loader who carried a 10-pound cannon fragmentation bomb to the muzzle in a bamboo basket, and he shouted loudly with a dark face and red ears.

"Load!"

"Fire!"

At this time, Fukuoka Castle, known as Shimabara Castle, was already gray and dark, with scattered earth wall and stone fortification debris and wailing everywhere.

However, they were the regular army of the shogunate after all. Their morale and quality were much higher than those of the previous Kumamoto family. Even in the face of such fierce artillery fire and huge casualties of soldiers, they still did not lose their fighting faith.

Taking advantage of the temporary cessation of the artillery fire from the sea of ​​the Keelung Army, the foot soldiers of the Tokugawa Army, under the leadership of their respective military leaders, gradually carried out rescue and firefighting in an orderly manner.

They shouted and rushed from the bottom of the city to the top of the city, carrying soil and stones, speeding up the repair of collapsed defense lines in various places, or calling for the wounded. As long as someone responded, dozens of people would move stones and wood from the collapsed fortifications and rescue the soldiers inside.

They were busy like ants, and at the same time they were worried that the artillery fire from the sea would attack again.

However, no matter how they prayed, the navy's shells still arrived as scheduled, and the time was very clever, just five minutes after the Tokugawa foot soldiers started working.

In an instant, the Tokugawa foot soldiers who were within the range of the bombardment trembled. Apart from the rumbling sound of the cannons around them, there was nothing else. For a moment, their bodies turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated between heaven and earth.

The navy's shrapnel fuse was made particularly long, with the purpose of killing as many enemy troops as possible. Of course, it is not ruled out that some "bad guys" exploded in the air in advance. The military factory in Keelung has a 5% failure rate, which is also a defective product within the allowable range.

However, most of the shrapnel shells still fell accurately inside and outside Fukuoka City, and many shells smashed into several gaps and cracks on the city walls.

Many nearby foot soldiers were frightened and fled in panic, screaming.

However, everyone later discovered that these shells did not seem to have the power of the previous shells. Although they fell from high in the air, they rarely smashed anything, let alone rolled.

It seemed that no one died.

Many foot soldiers gathered around curiously, trying to see what was going on.

Watching was not only common in China, but also in Fuso, and it was even a common problem among humans.

It turned out to be a bad guy!

Just when they were relieved, the fuse on the shell had burned out.

"Boom!"

A small explosion sounded, and a thick smoke rose from the top of the city.

Then, more smoke columns rose inside and outside Fukuoka City, around the moat, and rushed straight into the sky.

Hundreds of small steel balls loaded with shrapnel were scattered like lightning in an instant. Before the crowd could react, the innermost layer of people who came to watch had all been beaten into sieves.

Colorful blood flowed from their chests, lungs, and heads, and their deaths were extremely tragic.

There was no benefit to the outer periphery either. Many steel balls penetrated their bamboo armor and hit their limbs. The stirring of the steel balls tearing all the muscles in their bodies made them scream.

But the worst was yet to come. Along with the steel balls came the smoke. Although it was not fatal, it was tormenting.

Soon, there were constant coughs from the city. After many soldiers inhaled the smoke, they felt dizzy, had splitting headaches, and were weak in their limbs. It was difficult for them to even stand up.

Then they fell to the ground and felt terrified that they were breathing rapidly and suffocating.

They desperately stretched out their hands to ask for help from others. When they wanted to speak, they found that they couldn't speak. They covered their necks and roared unpleasantly, and then their whole bodies twitched violently.

After inhaling the poisonous smoke, some people found that they had difficulty seeing. The redness, swelling and pain of the retina made them run around in fear and howl. While running around, they vomited continuously, and their whole bodies were full of filthy things. They couldn't even control their sphincters, and the big and small ones were left all over the ground.

This is the effect of wolf grass, arsenic, aconite and other substances in the blooming bomb.

What is going on? !

Yamashita Tomoko, who was standing behind the battle line, witnessed the tragedy happening with her own eyes. She was completely at a loss.

With just three rounds of enemy shells, she lost 50% to 60% of her combat power.

If the enemy came with a few more rounds, would she still want to defend the city? It would be better to surrender directly.

In fact, what Yamashita Tomoko didn't know was that the navy was no longer planning to launch an artillery attack. Due to the transportation of troops, the shells in the ship's hold were not very sufficient, and some were left to deal with emergencies in case of any accidents.